Bed bench



Oct. 9, 1956 J. G SEVCIK 2,765,479

I BED BENCH Filed June 7, 1954 Std BED BENCH John G. Sevcik, Berwyn, 11L, assignor to Burton-Diiie Corporation, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Application June 7, 1954, Serial No 434,769

1 Claim. (Cl. 5-332) This invention pertains to bedroom furniture and more particularly to a unitary article adapted to serve the ordinary purposes of a bed and to provide in addition a bench for use by the room occupant.

While my invention is suitable for use in a home, it is more particularly designed to be employed in a hotel room which customarily, in addition to the bed, chests, chairs, etc., is equipped with a bench adapted to serve as a seat or as a baggage rack.

One of the primary purposes of my invention is to provide a unitary article of furniture which will serve, in addition to its use as a bed, as a substitute for the bench customarilyused which is an individual article of furniture adapted to stand at the foot of the bed or in any other desired location in the room.

A bench constructed in accordance with my invention is attached along one side to the end of the bed frame by which that side is supported and the projecting extremity of the bench top is provided with one or more legs or other means of support by which it is made sufficiently strong and rigid to support the weight of a room occupant or his baggage or both.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing from an inspection of which it will be apparent that Fig. l is a perspective view of a combined bed and bench embodying my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing more in detail, reference character 5 indicates generally the frame of the bed which may consist of angle iron pieces welded or riveted to form a rectangular frame or may be made up of connected side rails detachably connected to a headboard. The bed frame, however formed, is supported upon legs, two of which are designated by reference characters 6 and 7 and may be provided with a conventional link fabric spring upon which the mattress 8 rests. Should a box spring be employed in lieu of a link fabric spring, the mattress will be disposed upon such box springs. Obviously the details of the bed structure with which my invention is associated may be of any preferred construction or design.

The bench with which my invention is primarily concerned consists of an angle iron frame 9 of a length substantially equal to the Width of the bed, provided with a suitable top of wood or the like which, if preferred, may be upholstered or otherwise covered.

A plurality of bolts, one of which is indicated by reference character 11 in Fig. 2, passing through the bed frame and the bench frame serve to firmly but detachably connect the bench to the foot of the bed. Wooden blocks or strips 12 to which the upholstery may be tacked are preferably embodied in the frame structure of the bed and bench so that the attaching bolts pass therethrough, as illustrated.

The edge of the bench contiguous to the bed frame is supported by the bolts 11. The projecting edge may be supported by legs 13 and 14, preferably equipped with casters like the bed frame casters, so that the bench and bed may be moved on the casters as a unitary structure. The connection of the bench to the bed frame affords a strong and durable support for the bench and at the same time eliminates one pair of legs which would be required if the bench were an independent article of furniture. My invention, therefore, provides not only a strong, durable and convenient unitary article of furniture, but constitutes a bench to serve either as a seat or as a luggage support which is more economical to manufacture and occupies less space in a room than an individual bench.

The structural details, the design and the finish of a bench embodying my invention may obviously be varied within considerable limits Without departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the following claim.

I claim:

A unitary article of furniture comprising a bed frame including an angle iron end piece at the foot of the frame disposed flush with the side members of the frame, legs supporting said frame at the corners thereof, casters supporting said legs whereby mobility is imparted to said frame, a bench frame including an angle iron cross-piece disposed in back-to-back abutting relation to and in horizontal alignment with the angle iron end piece at the foot of said bed frame, connectors projecting through a flange of said angle iron cross piece of the bench frame and a flange of said angle iron end piece of the bed frame to provide a rigid connection therebetween with said cross piece and said end piece maintained in fixed position and in said abutting relation, legs supporting the outer corners of said bench frame, and casters sup porting said last mentioned legs, said bed frame and bench frame forming a rigid assembly and movable as a unitary portable structure.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 926,849 Carson Juiy 6, 1909 1,305,368 Iaklich June 3, 1919 1,584,139 Porter May 11, 1926 2,537,539 McLendon et al Jan. 9, 1951 2,620,492 MacNeny Dec. 9, 1952 2,677,832 Christensen May 11, 1954 

